Machine for cutting and wrapping caramels.



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UNITEDA HARRYl Y. ARI\ISTRONG.,OEv I-IANNA CITY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, RY MESNE ASSIGNMENTSTONATIONAL BIsCUIT COMPANY, OE JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ANDv CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OE NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR ouTTlNG AND WRAPPING CARAMELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent N o. 715,739, dated December 16, 1902v lApplication filed December 28, 1900. serial No. 41,371. (No model.)

To all whom lima/ y concern.-

Be it. known that I, HARRY Y. ARMSTRONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hanna City, Peoria county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Cutting and Wrapping Caramels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class ,of Inachines which is used for the purpose of re- Io ceiving candy caramel or similar substances in Strips, cutting it into blocks or cubes, pressing it into engagement with the paper, cutting the paper, and folding it around the cube ready to pack and ship the same, all of which Will more fully hereinafter appear. The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical, and efficient machine for cutting candy caramel into the desired cubes and folding paper around the zo same; and the invention consists in the features, combinations, and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In tbe accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with these improvements looking at it from the right hand; Fig. 2, a similar elevation of the opposite or left-hand side of the machine; Fig. 3, a plan view looking at it from' the top; Fig. 4, an enlarged sectional eleva- 3o tion, taken on lines 4 of Figs. 1 and 3,l looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 5, an enlarged detail view ofthe rotatable head, showing the mechanism in position to accomplish the first fold ofthe paper; Fig. 6, a perspective view of the cube of candy and the paper after it has been out and folded for the first time; Fig. 7, a similar view of the mechanism to that shown in Fig. 5, with the parts in position to accomplish the second folding of the 4o paper; Fig. 8, a perspective view ofthe candy and paper after the second fold has been accomplished; Fig. 9, a detail view ofthe mechanism for accomplishing the thirdfold of the paper; Fig. 10, a perspective viewof the candy and paper with the third fold accomplished;

Fig. l1, an enlarged plan view of the mechanism, partly in section, taken on line 1l of Fig. 7, looking in the direction of the arrow and showing the mechanisms in position to 5o accomplish the fourth fold of the paper; Fig.

l2, a perspective view of the candy and paper, showing the same as it appears when the fourth fold has been acc'omplished; Fig. 13,

a view of the mechanism shown in Fig. l1, showing the parts in position to accomplish the fifth and sixth folds of the paper; Figs.

14 and 15, details of the caramel looking at it from the front and rear, respectively, and showing the block as it appearsafter the fifth and sixth folds have been made; Fig. 16, a 6o plan view of the mechanisms shown in Fig. 13, illustrating them in position to accomplish the final fold of the paper; Figs. 17 and 18, perspective views of the` front and back of the package, showing it as it appears when the folding operations are completed; Figs.

19 and 20, elevations of the obverse and reverse sides of the rotatable head; Fig. 21, an elevation of thegear mechanism for operating the rotatable head; Figs. 22 and 23, 7o perspective detail views of the clamping-gate through which the paper is passed preparatory to being cut and folded; Figs. 24:, 25, and 26, detail views, respectively, of the channels through which the strip of paper is passed; Fig. 27 an enlarged plan view taken on line 27 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 28, an enlarged detail view takenon line 28 of Fig. 27; Fig. 29, an enlarged detail view taken on line 29 of Fig. 27; 8o Fig. 30, a similar view taken o n line 30 of Fig.

27; Fig. 3l, an enlarged detail of the mechanism for accomplishing the second fold of the paper, showing it in its dierent positions in full and dotted outlines; Fig. 32, a View of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3l looking at it from the end of line 33; Fig. 33, an enlarged sectional detail taken on line 33 of Fig. 31; Fig. 34, an enlarged detail view of themechanism for accomplishing the third fold of the 9o paper; Figs. 35 and 36,'sectional details, the latter enlarged, taken on lines 35 and 36, respectively, of Fig. 34 looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 37, a pin for operating the third-folding lever in one direction, which is arranged to be attached to the top of the mechanism shown in the next figure; Fig. 38,

a perspective view of one of the V-shaped blocks or ngers which accomplish the fifth and sixth foldings; Fig. 39, asectional elevaroo tion taken on lines 39 of Figs. 5 and ll looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 40, an enlarged detail of one of the vibratable fingers which accomplish the fourth and final fold ings of the paper, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth; Fig. 4l, an end view of the same; Fig. 42, a sectional detail taken on line 42 of Fig. 40; Figs. 43 and 44, sectional views of the plunger mechanism for forcing the candy into engagement with the paper and rotatable head. Figs. 45, 46, and 47 are diagrammatic views of the cutting mechanisms, showing the relative positions of the cutters which cut the candy and paper; and Figs. 4S, 49, and 50 are enlarged detail views of the mechanisms for holding and feeding the paper into the machine, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In constructing a machine in accordance with my improvements I make a frame portion ctot' the desired size, shape, and strength to hold and support the operative and other mechanisms in position. It is first desirable, and indeed necessary, in this class of mechanisms that the candy or similar substance be cut or otherwise formed into strips of a desired length and cross-section, so that it may be afterward fed into the machine for the purpose of cutting it into cubes and wrapping with paper. After the candy has been cut into strips, as above suggested, it is placed in a guide or chute b, (see Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4,) which is practicallya long narrow channel provided with a bottom and upper portion l and 2, the upper of which is slightly narrower than the candy for the purpose here inafter set forth. The next step is to provide means for feeding the strip of candy forward and cutting itinto the desired size. To accomplish this, a pair of feed-belts c (see Fig. 3) is provided, having spring or flexible arms 3 extending out therefrom; These flexible arms are formed of metal springs and contact the candy strip to feed it forward in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3 and are prevented from sinking too far into the candy by contacting the upper guide, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. To support and operate these feed-belts, they are mounted upon four pulleys (7 having their axes arranged in vertical planes, so that the pulleys rotate in horizontal planes and move the belts forward in the desired direction. To give these pulleys their desired movement, and likewise the feed-belts, a main shaft e is provided, which may be connected with any suitable source of motive power and geared with a vertical feed-shaftf, which has a crank-arm g secured to the upper end thereof. A connecting-rod L is adjustably secured to this crank-arm and to a pawl-lever z', which is loosely pivoted on the upper end of one of the pulley-shafts. This lever carries with it a pawlj, which is adapted to engage with a ratchet-wheel k, rigidly secured tothe upper end ot' the same pulley-shaft, the arrangement being such that as the main shaftis rotated this pawl-lever is oscillated to rotate the ratchet-Wheel in a step-by-step manner, and thereby operates the feed belts at the desired time or times and the desired distance.

The insertion of the candy strip into the machine is limited by means of a stop-plate Z, (see Figs. 7 and 27,) which is adjustably secured in the end of the chute and against which the forward end of the strip abuts. To cut the candy at the desired time or times, a rotatable cutter m is provided. (See Figs. 3, 5, and 27.) This rotatable cutter is formed in the shape of an involute and is mounted upon a shaft u, having a spiral gear o, engaging with a spiral gear of the same size `and pitch upon the vertical feed-shaft, so that as the main shaft is rotated, as above described, this involute cutter is also rotated to cut the strip of candy caramel into the desired-size cubes.

Having cut the strip of caramel into cubes of the desired size fit for commercial use, the next thing is to provide means for bringing a piece of paper of the right size and shape into juxtaposition therewith and folding it around the same. In order to 'accomplish this result, a rotatable head p is provided and mounted so that its axis is in a horizontal plane and rotates in a vertical plane. This rotatable head is provided with a series of holding-pockets q, arranged in the periphery thereof and which are of such size and shape as to receive the cube of candy and partially fold the same with the piece of paper. This head (see Fig. 5) is arranged, as above suggested, so as to rotate in a vertical plane and brings one of its pockets immediately under the forward end of the feed-chute adjacent to the stop portion. At this point the upper wall of the feed'chute ends, and a movable bottom portion is provided, formed of two L- shaped levers r, which temporarily supports the cut cube of candy (see Figs. 28 and 29) until the plungerzf contacts such bottom portion and forces it open against the tension of the springs s and at the same time pushes the cube of candy into the adjacent pocket of the rotatable head.

'To force the candy into one of the pockets of the rotatable head, as above described, the plungert is provided and mounted upon a vertical slidable cross-head u, (see Fig. 43,) arranged in ways c, secured to the main frame of the machine. This cross-head is given its reciprocating movements by means of a pitman w, which is connected to a projection y at or near its upper portion and to an eccentric-strap .e at or near its lower portion, which eccentric-strap is mounted upon an eccentric 50 upon the main shaft of the machine, so that when the machine is in operation and the main shaft rotated at the proper time the cube of the caramel is cut from the strip and subsequently forced downward into one of the pockets in the rotatable head above described.

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